Meaning & use

viable

adjective·Academic

Capable of working successfully or surviving under the right conditions.

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The startup needed more funding before its business model could become viable.

Doctors confirmed the pregnancy was viable after the early ultrasound.

A note on using this word

Viable is common in business and science alike, describing plans, options, or living organisms that can realistically succeed or survive.

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

unworkableimpractical

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